成势 (成勢) chéng shì
          
              chéng shì 
              
              phrase 
              to gain the advantage 
              Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
              
              
              
              
                Notes: Collocation (Amies 2021 tr.; see also Mathews 1931 '成勢', p. 48)
              
               
          
          
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 定勢第三十 Volume 30: Focus and Momentum The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons 文心雕龍 — count: 2
 - 難三第三十八 Chapter 38: Difficulties III Han Feizi 韓非子 — count: 1
 - 第二回 Chapter 69 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
 - 卷十九 耿弇列傳 Volume 19: Biography of Geng Yan Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 1
 - 卷三百〇九 列傳第一百九十七 流賊 李自成 張獻忠 Volume 309 Biographies 197: Traitors - Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong History of Ming 明史 — count: 1
 - 卷三百六十九 列傳第一百二十八 張俊 張宗顏 劉光世 王淵 解元 曲端 Volume 369 Biographies 128: Zhang Jun, Zhang Zongyan, Liu Guangshi, Wang Yuan, Jie Yuan, Qu Duan History of Song 宋史 — count: 1